88 Coupe 4.9 Swap Thread (Page 39/69)
josef644 APR 29, 05:19 PM
All of these mandrel bends, hangers, clamps,converter and muffler assembled and welded:




I have about $235.00 in the exhaust system as it sits right now.

I left the tips off so when I have this raised up in the car I can center the tips in the exhaust opening so it looks good. I am pretty happy with the way she has turned out. I'll do some other small stuff tomorrow so I can get it back in the body this weekend.

Joe

Ein Bier Bitte?

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katatak APR 29, 09:40 PM
Looks great Joe. Hope mine turns out as good! Wish I were closer - I'd come help you stuff it in!

Later

Pat
josef644 APR 30, 10:43 PM
Today I removed the dash pod and installed the one I have with the modified tach . While it was out of the car I installed a new headlight dimming switch and a set of Rodney's 'brighter' dash bulbs. The old dimmer had a on off switch installed into its wiring bypassing the column mounted switch. I had an old one in my shop. I have to do brakes on the wifes Elantra tomrrow. So maybe I can get some work done on the 88 Sunday.
josef644 MAY 01, 05:35 PM
Did the front brakes on the Elantra today, and did 'Honey Do's" till 3pm. Played with the STS. Filled it with water. Started it up and ended up adding around a full gallon of water. It is 1/2 mile around my block. I drove this half mile and it had overheated as I pulled in my drive way. Upper hose is HOT, pressure was on the filler tank cap, top of the radiator was hot, couldn't get to a the bottom for a feel with out raising up the car for access. I'll do that one day next week. I noticed that the exhaust had an off smell to it. It had 'white' color to it. I am thinking that all the antifreeze is about gone, and I am smelling that in the exhaust. And the white would be steam.

The upper radiator hose is new, still has the NAPA sticker on it. It has a new 'dogbone' on the driver's side. If the water pump is on the drivers side of the engine on the forward head it also appears to be new. I didn't find a thermostat on the engine. I have purchased a 'Haynes' from Amazon.com. It should be here sometime this next week

Oh yes, and it will get up and go pretty danged quick. 300 Hp vin '9'.

Joe

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josef644 MAY 02, 01:43 PM
I removed the AC compressor to drain out the old oil in it. After being upside down for an hour I had '0' oil out of the compressor. I looked inside the two ports and saw that it was nice and clean on the inside. I'll add 4 oz's of PAG and spin it over a few times before I remount the compressor.

I found one more thing I needed to do before I remount the cradle. I had forgotten to get the mounting bracket for the torque rod welded while my welder friend was here a few days ago. He is coming back tomorrow afternoon to weld this on the cradle:





I am planning on stuffing this back in the body Tuesday morning before the humidity gets to high
josef644 MAY 02, 05:13 PM
I removed my home made shifter bracket and the shifter arm from the transmission. I cleaned and painted them both. I didn't have a problem starting my car the first time last December, but I did want to make sure that the neutral safety switch was set in the correct position. My Haynes book calls this 'Adjustment'. There is a very poor picture and instructions on page 7-7. It isn't real clear on how to do this. I did find a 3/32nd drill bit, as called for. After putting the transmission in neutral I did find the two grooves that should line up so the drill bit will allow a correct adjustment. Mine was on the spot. Just by accident as I had removed this from the car for soldering the wires last year.

The photo I took before I painted my bracket. There is a collar around the shift arm stud that moves with the stud. The other groove is part of the flat black plastic safety switch. In this photo the grooves are aligned and the bit is laying in both. Both of these were full of crud and and almost impossible to see.
josef644 MAY 03, 03:34 PM
Now that I have my my transmission and the shifter working together I am finished with the shifter cable. I removed the ECM and its tray and installed the shift cable in the car. Replaced same. I patched over the open hole where the second of the stick shift cables went threw. I added the Fiero heat shield to the engine bay:


I still have to turn the vacuum port on the throttle body for the brake booster, and to put the AC compressor back on the engine. I will paint the new weld this afternoon. So looks like back in the car tomorrow morning. My punch out list only has three items left on it to do before reinstall.

I am gonna remove the brake booster hose and clean it up before I add the engine. It is real dirty looking in the above photo

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josef644 MAY 04, 07:54 PM
Today I got the Cadillac compressor oiled up and mounted it back on the engine. Replaced the belt, and got everything there happy. Added a 9/16 3" long bolt to the torque strut, and the other end to the head. Everybody happy there too. I forgot to add one bolt to the exhaust hanger before closing up the garage for today. I'll do that first thing in the AM. Engine is going back in tomorrow morning while it is cool in the shop. We are supposed to have an Ozone Alert tomorrow afternoon after 300pm.
Fieroseverywhere MAY 04, 08:03 PM
Looking good Joe. You gonna take it out for the first spin this weekend?
katatak MAY 04, 10:15 PM
Go Joe! Getting close........ I wish I was there to give you a hand in the AM...... Good luck!

Pat